Greeting Russian Visitors at the Library

A nine-member team of librarians from Russia was guests at the Westpor Library today and were greeted by executive director Maxine Bleiweis (3rd l) and Bill Derry, the library’s director of innovation and user experience. Bleiweis and Derry visited Russia in February at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and participated in a three-day workshop with Russian librarians. She said seven of the nine visitors today, also invited and sponsored by the U.S. State Department, were the same librarians they met with in Russia. “This is a lot like a reunion today,” she said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com